The former Anshe Kenesseth Israel synagogue (later the Friendship Baptist Church and then the Shepherd’s Temple Missionary Baptist Church) was at 3411 West Douglas Boulevard, in North Lawndale, the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. This synagogue was demolished in 2012 but it began in 1913. It was built by the Aroner & Somers architects for the predominately Jewish area of the time for a price of $100,000 USD. As time progressed the area became less and less dominated by Judaism and almost all synagogues in the area were sold to churches in the 1950’s. Friendship Baptist Church bought the building...
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